Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr At today's Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) clashed with Colleen Shogan, nominee to be Archivist of the United States, and National Archives and Records Administration. On February 28, 2023, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) clashed with Colleen Shogan, nominee to be Archivist of the United States and National Archives and Records Administration, at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing. The heated exchange centered around Shogan's past public statements on social media and her refusal to provide a full accounting of her public posts. During the hearing, Hawley questioned Shogan about her previous statements on Twitter, which he characterized as "pretty grossly partisan and...offensive." He asked her to provide a full accounting of her public posts on Twitter, to which Shogan responded that her personal Twitter account consisted of posts about her mystery novels, events at the W
Sen. JD Vance During a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) experienced a dramatic interruption when he paused his speech to address a medical emergency involving a Secret Service agent. The incident occurred as Vance was responding to questions from the press. The exchange began with a question about Vance’s role in facilitating connections between Governor Brian Kemp and the Trump campaign, and whether he had sought advice from former Vice President Mike Pence for the campaign. As Vance was addressing these questions, he suddenly halted his response and expressed concern over a Secret Service agent who appeared to be in distress. "It's so humid in here, I thought we lost one of our Secret Service agents," Vance said, visibly concerned. He then reassured the crowd that the situation was under control, adding, "I was worried about him but we're good. God bless you man, glad you're okay." After ensuring the agent received t